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Islamic Heritage and Desert Experience FTE 1907 GROUP TOUR FTE 2207 PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE OCCUPANCY ISLAMIC HERITAGE AND EUR 2.195.- DESERT EXPERIENCE Surplus single room EUR 575.- Beach hotel extension per day incl. Breakfast PHOTO TOUR 14 days/13 nights EUR 30.- DAY 1 (Friday) MALAGA GROUP TOUR After your international flight to Malaga in Spain, our representative will be waiting for you at the SET DEPARTURES 2022 (maximum 15 Pax) terminal and will greet you kindly. Drive to your hotel in downtown, registration at the hotel and free time until dinner. At the evening you will meet our professional photographer who will explain Friday, 08.04 to you our itinerary and other interesting matters to make more enjoyable this photo-tour through 800 years of Islamic history. BIENVENIDOS A ESPAÑA Y MARRUECOS. (D) Friday, 26.08 DAY 2 (Saturday) MALAGA INCLUDED SERVICES Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning we will start visiting the southernmost large city in Europe, • Panoramic sightseeing Casablanca, that it lies on the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun) of the Mediterranean, about 100 kilometres (62.14 Marrakech, Fez, Meknes and Rabat miles) east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about 130 km (80.78 mi) north of Africa. Málaga's history • Guided visit in Malaga, La Alhambra and Cordoba Moschee spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. It was founded by the • Professional photographer during the tour Phoenicians as Malaka about 770 BC, and from the 6th century BC was under the hegemony of • Air-conditioned deluxe motor-coach Ancient Carthage. Then, from 218 BC, it was ruled by the Roman Republic and later the Roman • Accommodation at selected class Empire as Malaca (Latin). After the fall of the empire and the end of Visigothic rule, it was under • Fullboard Islamic rule for 800 years, but in 1487, the Crown of Castille gained control after the Reconquista. • Transfers from/to airport • Travel insurance. eras make the historic center of the city an "open museum", displaying its history of nearly 3,000 years. Lunch in a typical “tapas” bar to taste the typical Andalusian cuisine. In the afternoon, our NOT INCLUDED o International and domestic Flights local guide will take us to our first photo session from the top of the Alcazaba, an Islamic fortress o Meals or other Tours not mentioned in the with a magnificent overview of the city and harbor. Back to the city and after a short break, get itinerary around the night life and have dinner in a special location. Back to the hotel. Overnight. (B) (L) (D) o Personal expenses DAY 3 (Sunday) MALAGA - GRANADA o Tips for guides, drivers and porters o Personal expenses Breakfast. Departure towards the city of Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492. Visit the world-famous Alhambra complex and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving. After a guided visit, you will have enough time to stroll on your own and take beautiful pictures. Then we will drive to the hotel for registration and lunch. Short break and review of your photos with tips. At the given time, drive to Sacromonte Quarter for amazing pictures of the complex accompanied of tapas and sangria. We will come back to Alhambra and have a nocturnal visit of the Nazaries Gardens and Palace visiting rooms and areas reserved only for this visit. A paradise for photographers, you will not be disappointed. Back to the hotel. (B) (L) (D) DAY 4 (Monday) GRANADA – CORDOBA - SEVILLA Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Cordoba. Impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. Continue to Sevilla, reaching the city after two hours ride. After registration at the hotel, lunch and short break. In the afternoon, panoramic city tour visiting: the Cathedral (the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome) and the Alcázar of Seville, a royal palace built for the Christian king Peter of Castile. It was built by Castilian Christians on the site of an Abbadid Muslim residential fortress destroyed after the Christian conquest of Seville. Although some elements of other civilizations remains. The palace, a preeminent example of Mudéjar architecture in the Iberian Peninsula, is renowned as one of the most beautiful. Short visit of the Plaza de España. Built for the ibero-american exhibition in 1929. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. (B) (L) (D) DAY 5 (Tuesday) SEVILLA - TARIFA – TANGIER – CASABLANCA Breakfast at the hotel. Drive along the picturesque tourist route of Costa del Sol to Tarifa where boarding on Ferry to Tangier crossing the Strait of Gibraltar towards Africa. Arrival to Morocco, EUROLATINO Tour Operators [email protected] disembark, clear customs and continue to Larache. Short stop and free time. The layout of the old town is typically Moorish, while houses in the new town seem to be Andalusian in style Afterwards, which give us enough reasons to shoot the best pictures. Continue to Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. After dinner, you can review your pictures with our photographer and get some hints to improve your skills. (B) (L) (D) DAY 6 (Wednesday) CASABLANCA – MARRAKECH Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic sightseeing of Casablanca, the "cinematographic". Economic capital of the country with more than four million inhabitants combines its modern art-nouveau or art-deco buildings with the old buildings of the thirteenth century, when it was known as Dar El Baida (the white's hose). In our next photo session, you will have the chance to shoot at the Mohammed V Square, Boulevard D'Anfa, Nôtre Dame Cathedral and the exteriors of the impressive Great Mosque of Hassan II, where more than 3,000 craftsmen worked. Only the Mecca reach more importance and size. Continuation to Marrakech after having lunch in a typical location. Then visit of the city and its great historical past: Koutubia Mosque or the booksellers whose minaret in a hispanomorisco style, of great beauty, is the symbol of the city, the exceptional Mausoleum of the sixteenth-century princess Saadinos and the sumptuous Bahia Palace (The Precious), built in the IX C. by hundreds of artisans from Fès. Walking around the Medina (ancient city) and its souks where a thousand and one artisan products are offered to the visitor to end up in the fascinating world of the famous Djemaa El Fna Square (Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO) where storytellers, snake charmers, jugglers, Dancers, etc... constitute an authentic "cut of the miracles". Dinner with “Fantasia” show at the complex of “Chez Ali”. Back to the hotel for overnight. (B) (L) (D) DAY 7 (Thursday) MARRAKECH Breakfast at the hotel. Photo session to explore the city. We will start visiting the Medina, the old, historic district of Marrakech. The main square in the Medina is Djemaa El-Fna. It is surrounded by endless labyrinths of souks (bazaars) and alleyways covering all of the Medina. Djemma El-Fna is a must as there is always something to see (and photograph) there day and night whether it be snake charmers, acrobats, sooth-sayers, or the musicians and food stalls (some overcharging heavily). Before lunch at a local restaurant we will visit a Riad, a Moroccan house with an internal courtyard. Most windows are inward facing towards the central atrium. This design of property suits Islamic tradition as there is no obvious wealth statement being made externally, no windows to peer through. Entering a Riad is like discovering an Aladdin’s Cave in comparison to its non-descript exterior. After lunch, we will ride into the green valleys in 4x4 and learn about the lifestyle of the surrounding villages that have little to do with the life of the city, its impressive waterfalls located in Ouzoud and much more. It is also the perfect place to take a nomadic space of a few hours during a camel ride. Definitely a great opportunity to relax and feel the place. Back to the hotel. At the evening, review your photos together with our photographer and get some hints to improve your skills. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. (B) (L) (D) DAY 8 (Friday) MARRAKECH – AIT BEN HADDOU – OUARZAZATE Breakfast at the hotel. Early departure from Marrakesh heading south. Cross the High Atlas Mountains through the Tizi n'Tichka that connects Marrakesh with the presaharian oases. After several stops enjoying and shooting the wonderful panoramas, continue onto, Ait Ben Haddou, considered the most beautiful fortress in the country and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here famous films such as Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, Jesus of Nazareth or The Jewel of the Nile among others were filmed. Special Photo session before we continue to Ouarzazate. Arrival, dinner and accommodation at the hotel. (B) (L) (D) DAY 9 (Saturday) OUARZAZATE – BOUMALNE DE DADES TINGHIR (Todra - Merzouga) Breakfast at the hotel. Departure towards the network of gorges of this area of Morocco, here from the most arid and rocky overflows fertility and greenery between the oases. The route runs through valleys such as Kelaa M'Gouna, famous for its roses and daggers; and the Boumalne du Dades, magnificent for walkers. Arrival to Tinghir, see the Gorges of Todra and its impressive canon of 300 meters of height. Continue to Arfoud. On the way to the dunes EUROLATINO Tour Operators [email protected] of Merzouga we passed by Rissani, which was an important enclave long time ago, where the caravans of the desert reigned.
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